Costa Rica

Green News

Watch how these turtles are protected in Costa Rica

A controversial new management plan is helping to improve the survival of the sea turtles in a small town in Costa Rica.

18/07/2018

Costa Rica

Carlos Alvarado to be Costa Rica's next president

Support for gay marriage helped the centre-left candidate triumph over his more conservative rival

02/04/2018

Costa Rica

Costa Rica presidential election set to be decided by run off

Evangelical singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz will face-off against unrelated ex-government minister Carlos Alvarado Quesada

05/02/2018

Costa Rica

12 dead in Costa Rica plane crash

Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís confirmed in a statement that 12 people have died in a plane crash in the country, among them were 10 Americans and two Costa Ricans

01/01/2018

Costa Rica

Costa Rica trials hydrogen bus

Costa Rica has begun to test a hydrogen bus in the hope of becoming a zero emissions country within just a few years.

28/11/2017

Travel News

Half a day in Papagayo, Costa Rica

20/11/2017

Costa Rica

Tropical Storm Nate strikes havoc in Central America

Torrential rain lashed Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras as the storm headed north towards Mexico and the US.

06/10/2017

Travel News

Half day in La Fortuna, Costa Rica

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11/09/2017

Costa Rica

Costa Rica hit by first hurricane since records began

Otto was the first hurricane ever known to have hit Costa Rica and it caused a national emergency to be declared.

25/11/2016

Costa Rica

Hurricane Otto bears down on Costa Rica

A late-season storm in the Caribbean has been upgraded to a hurricane as authorities in Panama reported at least four people had been killed and several were…

23/11/2016

Costa Rica

Watch: Time-lapse video of Turrialba volcano eruption

During an eruption that lasted hours, Costa Rica’s Turrialba volcano blanketed vast areas in ash, threatening the health of elderly citizens and suspending flights at San Jose’s international…

23/09/2016

Costa Rica

Costa Rica bottleneck traps hundreds of African migrants

Europe is not the only region facing a refugee crisis.

06/07/2016

Costa Rica

Cuban migrants still stranded in Costa Rica

Four thousand Cuban migrants did their best to celebrate Christmas despite being stranded in Costa Rica for months. On Christmas Eve, they cooked

26/12/2015

Costa Rica

Costa Rica pilgrims walk on their knees to shrine

Crowds of devout Catholics in Costa Rica have been making the annual pilgrimage to pay homage to the Virgin of Los Angeles in Cartago near the

03/08/2015

Costa Rica

Heavy rains cause widespread flooding in Costa Rica

Severe flooding due to heavy rain has caused widespread damage to roads and homes in Costa Rica. Landslides have collapsed bridges interrupted

01/07/2015

Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Volcanic eruption grounds flights

Costa Rica’s Turrialba volcano has been spewing ash into the sky after its most powerful eruption in almost two decades. Residents living in the

14/03/2015

World

Bridging the technological divide

28/02/2014